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Hornchurch 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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Members of the Hornchurch Urban District Council.
Chairman: Councillor F. H. R. Davis, J.P.
Vice-Chairman: Councillor C. L. Parker.
Councillors:—Mesdames E. M. Field, F. Sherring. Messrs.
E. G. Bratchell, J.P., F. L. J. Cole. J. S. Everson, A. Ferguson,
C. J. Fielder, M.B.E., J. Matthews, E. T. Potter, F. E. Standen,
B. L. Tarr.
Representatives on the Romford Joint Hospital Board.
Councillor F. H. R. Davis, ex-officio.
,, E. G. Bratchell, J.P.
,, F. L. J. Cole.
Representatives on the Guardians Committee.
On the Southern Area Guardians Committee are three members
of the Council:
Councillor E. G. Bratchell, J. P., Chairman of the Committee,
appointed by the County Council, and Councillors F. L. J. Cole and
C J. Fielder, M.B.E.
In addition Councillor Bratchell, J.P., is a member of the
Public Assistance Committee.
| Area (in acres) | 6,783 |
| Registrar-General's estimate of the resident population (mid-year) 1932 | 33,720 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1932) according to Rate Books | 9,914 |
| Rateable value (September, 1932) | £244,027 |
| Sum represented by a Penny Kate, (September) | £915 |
Social Conditions.
The development of new estates still continues and the
District has become mainly residential in character. As most of
the houses which are being built are occupied by new comers to the
District the population is increasing very rapidly.
In the south ward, agriculture, market gardening and other
outdoor work are the principal occupations.
In the north-west ward many persons are employed in transport
undertakings (railway, omnibus, &c.)
There are no occupations which have any marked influence
on the Public Health.